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FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA Issue dated 19/12/2018

Riyadh tries to reestablish naval ties with Paris

Naval contracts are likely to be on the agenda of French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and President Emmanuel Macron's [...] (200 words)

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